A Good Guy for Hilton | washingtonpost.com
Chris Nassetta may not be the most renowned chief executive in the Washington area -- in fact, if you're not in the hotel business, you've probably never heard of him. But there is no doubt he is one of the more successful, having transformed Host Hotels & Resorts from an over-leveraged stepchild of Marriott into an independent powerhouse with a global presence, a blue-chip portfolio of properties, strong relations with all the major hotel operators and the strongest balance sheet in the industry. During his eight-year tenure, investors in Host have earned an average annual return of 17 percent.
